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election day is one week away. key house and senate and governors races on c-span, c-span radio, and give me 2012. [cheers] [applause] >> okay, going to talk to the coolidge family. the coolidge family papers. we have one box of photographs and then several boxes of other documents. the photographs are heavy. the album should be in the back here. unfortunately, it is on black paper. there is not much we can do about that because we don't want to change the artifact nature itself. this is a photograph of calvin coolidge the day before he became president. he was in vermont visiting his father, doing some chores. this was a press photograph. you can see that they took one photograph here with his suit jacket on. another is another one. >> more from the vermont historical society this weekend at the tv, american history tv, and c-span2. the history of vermont in the state capital. mark carrier. sunday at 5:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. up next, robert shapiro discusses a study focusing on the 70s into the
election day is one week away. key house and senate and governors races on c-span, c-span radio, and give me 2012. [cheers] [applause] >> okay, going to talk to the coolidge family. the coolidge family papers. we have one box of photographs and then several boxes of other documents. the photographs are heavy. the album should be in the back here. unfortunately, it is on black paper. there is not much we can do about that because we don't want to change the artifact nature itself. this is...
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[laughter] >> one thing i noticed in the area, this election, that is very different is in all past elections every other car in the area would have a kerry, gore, or obama bumper sticker. every five houses with a lawn sign with the democratic candidate. i could drive all day, and i'll just see a few bumper stickers that say obama. there's no houses in my west l.a. neighborhood with an obama lawn sign. what does this mean? [applause] >> well -- [applause] well, i'd like to think it's because conservatives got tired of having their cars keyed and signs ripped down and decided to retaliate keying liberal cars and that they ripped their signs down, but i suspect that's not the answer. [laughter] i think probably there's less support for obama, though they are not willing to say it. i mean, who would put an obama sign on his lawn? [laughter] it would be like a ducaukus sign. come on. okay, you were happy, you elected the first black president, but come on, he's nearly wrecked the country. give it a rest. our side doesn't do because cars get keyed and their signs torn down. [laughter] >> hi, ann,
[laughter] >> one thing i noticed in the area, this election, that is very different is in all past elections every other car in the area would have a kerry, gore, or obama bumper sticker. every five houses with a lawn sign with the democratic candidate. i could drive all day, and i'll just see a few bumper stickers that say obama. there's no houses in my west l.a. neighborhood with an obama lawn sign. what does this mean? [applause] >> well -- [applause] well, i'd like to think...
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i wanted it to come out before the election goes through. it breeds racial demagoguery from the last and to point out that it's never produced, only produce disaster, heart rate, crime, death. it has been a disaster for america, most of all for black people. the point is to say don't fall for white guilt again, america. last is to fascinate and look what that produced. so don't fall for it again. don't make the same mistake again and also is a really fun book to read because most of it will be stories you have never read before. thank you and also your books now. [applause] this yours? [inaudible] >> thank you good are you living? i've got a come back received. that's all i'm getting from you? [inaudible conversations] i was just telling how i saw all the whippersnappers at events. you hang on alan's every word. you don't even care. and also, we always agree. i now think my whole support for christie was like running off with a biker. i'm back to romney. >> we were right. >> yes we were. [inaudible conversations] >> i know, i'm giving him a
i wanted it to come out before the election goes through. it breeds racial demagoguery from the last and to point out that it's never produced, only produce disaster, heart rate, crime, death. it has been a disaster for america, most of all for black people. the point is to say don't fall for white guilt again, america. last is to fascinate and look what that produced. so don't fall for it again. don't make the same mistake again and also is a really fun book to read because most of it will be...
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that is why it hasn't come out before the election. hits a book about racism and to my critics chagrin i am against it. [laughter] liberals have been the primary practitioners of it and i start with the golden age of racial demagoguery in the 70's and 80s when every police shooting of a black kid would be the next mattel case and that is how what was treated in the media. suddenly the klan has taken over new york city police force. there are vignettes of various race hoaxes and much like the trayvon martin case, they all just disappear once the facts came out. you would never guess that this final article. attention readers, the story you have been hysterical about for the past three months, it turns out it was a hoax. you would know that actually the black kid was mucking the cop or the black people did ambush and kill a cop only because the stories would disappear from the news. one of the best ones was michael stewart. he came to be called artist because he was caught spraying graffiti in the subway. it's a good dozen cops to subdue
that is why it hasn't come out before the election. hits a book about racism and to my critics chagrin i am against it. [laughter] liberals have been the primary practitioners of it and i start with the golden age of racial demagoguery in the 70's and 80s when every police shooting of a black kid would be the next mattel case and that is how what was treated in the media. suddenly the klan has taken over new york city police force. there are vignettes of various race hoaxes and much like the...
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when the election came in november and barack obama was elected the first african-american president of the united states. the pundits wrote about the historic victory that was usher in a new era of liberalism. built on the bones two of disasters wars, the incompetent of the reaction to katrina and a ruin in the economy. four years later, what the hell happened? that's my first question. [laughter] >> that's hey, that's what "pity the billionaire: the hard-times swindle and the unlikely comeback of the right is about. and if you all want to you're going have to read the whole thing. that is in very brief form what the book is about. we came to it four years ago we came to a turning point in the country, we didn't turn. you know, -- [laughter] and before i start blabbing about that. let me say how nice it is to be here in austin, texas thank you for inviting me. it i love a book festival where you can buy a corn dog. [laughter] [applause] that's awesome. okay. but back to the sort of story of our times. to pick up on what president obama was say -- paul was saying in 2008 i live in wa
when the election came in november and barack obama was elected the first african-american president of the united states. the pundits wrote about the historic victory that was usher in a new era of liberalism. built on the bones two of disasters wars, the incompetent of the reaction to katrina and a ruin in the economy. four years later, what the hell happened? that's my first question. [laughter] >> that's hey, that's what "pity the billionaire: the hard-times swindle and the...
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some of the states chose direct election of the electors, some states chose the election of directors or selection of lectures by the legislature. this was truly left up to the states at that time. no, as time has gone by, obviously, and the country has grown, many of those reasons, even if they were practical and made sense in 1787 no longer exist. there is no reason that anybody in any part of this country can know who the candidates are. that is one reason. and specifically to the point that you made, the notion of one-man, one-vote, that never applied to presidential elections because the allocation of electors is based on congressional representation and not just on population. that is a crucial distinction to make. i personally think that the electoral college has outlived its usefulness, if it ever had a practical reason in the first place. many people also point to the idea that a few large states would overwhelm the smaller states. i think that because of technology and communications, that idea is largely archaic as well. on the other hand, i don't think we are going to get
some of the states chose direct election of the electors, some states chose the election of directors or selection of lectures by the legislature. this was truly left up to the states at that time. no, as time has gone by, obviously, and the country has grown, many of those reasons, even if they were practical and made sense in 1787 no longer exist. there is no reason that anybody in any part of this country can know who the candidates are. that is one reason. and specifically to the point that...
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this one starts with you, if elected. won't you come in fact, be bold and to the people and organizations forgot to elected by paying for all of those attack ads and negative commercials that we have seen since before labor day? buerkle: i'm answering to one group of people. i do think it is deplorable that kind of money that comes into politics. they said that corporations are people. and ann marie buerkle agree with that and one of her town hall meetings. but that is the case, then i think we need a constitutional amendment to change that. i think we need to make sure that we have a people centered campaign finance reform. i did sponsor that when i was in office and i made sure that at lease we knew where all this is coming from. it is not a good thing. we don't even know what's coming in ourselves. >> moderator: ann marie buerkle? buerkle: let me begin by saying that i have concerns when michael bloomberg spent $600,000 on this race. people who contribute to the campaign, whether it is an individual, or super pac, it i
this one starts with you, if elected. won't you come in fact, be bold and to the people and organizations forgot to elected by paying for all of those attack ads and negative commercials that we have seen since before labor day? buerkle: i'm answering to one group of people. i do think it is deplorable that kind of money that comes into politics. they said that corporations are people. and ann marie buerkle agree with that and one of her town hall meetings. but that is the case, then i think we...
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if elected if we elect it, how would she seek to avoid this impending fiscal cliff? the question goes to mr. schriebman. schriebman: thank you, karen. absolutely this is symbolic. the fiscal cliff we face the symbolic of the dysfunction in washington for the last two years ever since the tea party class of 2010, including mr. gibson arrived to congress. we've seen issue after issue that should be resolved in a bipartisan way, simply disappear in partisanship and dysfunction. when it comes to the fiscal cliff, one thing to recognize is the budget plan the congressman proudly said he voted for last year, so-called cooper lost about half deeper and more significant cuts in critical programs in the fiscal cliff we face are placing an enormous burden on middle-class taxpayers. today i look at this as someone who spent a career in nonpartisan public surface. take the attitude of a prosecutor, attitude of a person who wasn't allowed to say republican or democrat and bring an approach that says we all need to work together on this. we have to put our fiscal house in order. t
if elected if we elect it, how would she seek to avoid this impending fiscal cliff? the question goes to mr. schriebman. schriebman: thank you, karen. absolutely this is symbolic. the fiscal cliff we face the symbolic of the dysfunction in washington for the last two years ever since the tea party class of 2010, including mr. gibson arrived to congress. we've seen issue after issue that should be resolved in a bipartisan way, simply disappear in partisanship and dysfunction. when it comes to...
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he was first elected in 2006 and then we elected in 2010. i'm told without any opposition in either party and of the distinction of being the only statewide elected official not to have a position in either party in 2010 that is pretty impressive. but i wish i could have learned that. during his administration congenital gansler has focused on the environment, he's focused on consumer issues and public safety issues and he's chosen it the issue of privacy as his presidential a initiative. general pruitt was first elected in 2010. don't be misled by his relatives, we send entry into this world of the attorneys general's because he has quickly become about a limited government and the proper balance between the federal and state governments around this country. he will talk a little bit about that and in particular he focused on the domestic energy security and production. they are also elected in 2010 as alabama's 49 the attorney general and even before he became the attorney general, he was recognized as one of america's leading attorneys in
he was first elected in 2006 and then we elected in 2010. i'm told without any opposition in either party and of the distinction of being the only statewide elected official not to have a position in either party in 2010 that is pretty impressive. but i wish i could have learned that. during his administration congenital gansler has focused on the environment, he's focused on consumer issues and public safety issues and he's chosen it the issue of privacy as his presidential a initiative....
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liberals did not get elected and reelected in conservative midwestern states. liberals did not throughout their life take on unpopular causes particularly in recent years. and most of all liberals did not fly dangerous bomber missions in defense of our nation. this made his many critics who avoided military service especially uncomfortable. somewhere in some small town in this great land is a young man or a young woman who will learn of george mcgovern and his voice. someday, that young man or woman, drawn to action by his life as a voice of conscience will rise up to call america home, to summon "the better angels of our nature," to confront us with poverty, injustice and inequality, and to challenge us to live up to our constitutional promise. george mcgovern's voice is not going. it is simply waiting new voices of conscience that have the courage of their conviction. [applause] >> good afternoon. my name is karen one. i'm susan -- my name is karen one. i am george his son-in-law. and i was his baseball pal. he asked me any number of times to say a few words
liberals did not get elected and reelected in conservative midwestern states. liberals did not throughout their life take on unpopular causes particularly in recent years. and most of all liberals did not fly dangerous bomber missions in defense of our nation. this made his many critics who avoided military service especially uncomfortable. somewhere in some small town in this great land is a young man or a young woman who will learn of george mcgovern and his voice. someday, that young man or...
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or be elected and mr. gibson's casar would you seek to avoid this pending fiscal cliff. the question goes to mr. schriebman. schriebman: thanks, karen. this is symbolic. this fiscal cliff that we face and the dysfunction that we've seen in washington for the past two years ever since that he pretty close of 2010 including mr. gadson arrived in congress. the partisanship and dysfunction the budget plan that congress manages sprout lee said he voted for last year, so-called cooper latourette has even deeper and more significant cuts in the critical programs than the sequestration, the fiscal cliff that we face while placing an enormous additional tax burden on the middle class taxpayers. to me i look at this as someone who's spent a career in dimond public service to copyedited if a prosecutor and a person that wasn't allowed to see republican or democrats and bring an approach that says we all need to work together on this. we have to put our fiscal house in order. there is no other option. but we can't do
or be elected and mr. gibson's casar would you seek to avoid this pending fiscal cliff. the question goes to mr. schriebman. schriebman: thanks, karen. this is symbolic. this fiscal cliff that we face and the dysfunction that we've seen in washington for the past two years ever since that he pretty close of 2010 including mr. gadson arrived in congress. the partisanship and dysfunction the budget plan that congress manages sprout lee said he voted for last year, so-called cooper latourette has...
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to election. to me the best evidence that the tea party movement is not here to stay, at least matured, it has entered the bloodstream is by the behavior, the voting behavior of congress. you see, you know, for example, the ryan budget. you know, both times, in 2011 and 12 when it came up for a vote, all these republicans who previously voted against it now vote for it. the reason for this is that if they fail to vote for it there will be primary by someone who will get to their right. in fact, one of the people that i read about in the buck is a moderate republican named joann emerson and misery. and she voted against a couple of things that, you know, were not -- or firing behavior was not deemed sufficiently right wing. but some things saying hey, here is what the primary. as of that sort of behavior strikes fear into the arts of a lot of legislators. >> and if governor robin is a response to that from the tea party will be, we still do so. >> yes. and that is where the moderates are already. >
to election. to me the best evidence that the tea party movement is not here to stay, at least matured, it has entered the bloodstream is by the behavior, the voting behavior of congress. you see, you know, for example, the ryan budget. you know, both times, in 2011 and 12 when it came up for a vote, all these republicans who previously voted against it now vote for it. the reason for this is that if they fail to vote for it there will be primary by someone who will get to their right. in fact,...
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we know how important this election is. we hav neighborhood forward by focusing on resultsdx based politics. now i may not easily fit@óq defined political fashions but i measure my(fz impact by how we are improving people's lives. my values have been strong and consistent.g4g&c @&c"p içg san franciscans first, fighting for our neighborhoods, for ouréwtu families for our jobs, so that our city is affordable and open to all.ráhrj why i've ru¿q" every major endorsement in this race from the the san francisco democratic pae dianne feinstein and leaé nancy pelosimék]ç san francisco labor council, small business advocates, san francisco tenants union, sierra club nurses, firefighters and police the san francisco bay guardian and leaders from every district 30m neighborhood. i pledge to continue to fight for you for our neighborhoods to make city hall work better. i would be honored if you would vote to reelect me to the board of supervisors on november 6. and please visit votedavid votedavidchiu.org for more information.
we know how important this election is. we hav neighborhood forward by focusing on resultsdx based politics. now i may not easily fit@óq defined political fashions but i measure my(fz impact by how we are improving people's lives. my values have been strong and consistent.g4g&c @&c"p içg san franciscans first, fighting for our neighborhoods, for ouréwtu families for our jobs, so that our city is affordable and open to all.ráhrj why i've ru¿q" every major endorsement in...
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i was elected to the st. stevens school board and was also appointed to the board of directors at the stones town ymca. i coached youth sports at the y and i also fund raised for both organizations. later fund raised for sacred heart where my son went to school and st. ignatius where my daughter went to school. my son is in the police department and my daughter works in the tech industry. my wife and i are very proud of both of them. i served on my homeowners association as delegate to the western twin peaks western counsel and worked to prevent stones town project which would have altered the character of our neighborhood. i fought to get two stop signs on eucalyptus drive. i waged an eight year battle to get playground equipment. i negotiated with loyal high school to -- a building pr project in our neighborhood. in 2001 i was appointed to the board of supervisors to the ethics commission and elected president by my fellow commissioners. in 2004 mayor newsome appointed me to the board of appeals and i serve
i was elected to the st. stevens school board and was also appointed to the board of directors at the stones town ymca. i coached youth sports at the y and i also fund raised for both organizations. later fund raised for sacred heart where my son went to school and st. ignatius where my daughter went to school. my son is in the police department and my daughter works in the tech industry. my wife and i are very proud of both of them. i served on my homeowners association as delegate to the...
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we have elected leaders and yet "the new york times" or the individual leaker is talking about drones. um, i think what i was saying earlier provides a partial response which is that that rests on a very thin, implausible conception of democracy in the sense that, um, our elected leaders have effectively blessed, um, talking to scott shane about these things in their practices if not in the laws they technically, they put on paper. no senior government official has ever been prosecuted for leaking. um, there's been hardly, there's been almost zero disciplinary action. will hasn't even been much energy or resources invested in finding leakers, much less going after them. in light of that longstanding background, it's not crazy to think that the government has in some practical sense, um, actually has kind of blessed the phi times to may -- "the new york times" to play a certain role. >> yeah. i mean, i guess the hard part is i agree with you at the sociological level, but there's no sociological defense for drake. you know, those guys can't come in -- >> lucky prosecution. >> right. th
we have elected leaders and yet "the new york times" or the individual leaker is talking about drones. um, i think what i was saying earlier provides a partial response which is that that rests on a very thin, implausible conception of democracy in the sense that, um, our elected leaders have effectively blessed, um, talking to scott shane about these things in their practices if not in the laws they technically, they put on paper. no senior government official has ever been...
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my views are consistent with the people of missouri, and i believe that they will re-elect -- elect me to the u.s. congress. .. moved akin: i think the approach we should take on energy is have a energy policy. i think energy sources should compete with each other. and the approach that we've been taking, obviously doesn't work. and in terms wind, i'm happy to compete with solar cells, compete with coal, oil, gas, nuclear let the different sources of energies work on their own. now the fact is that we really haven't been developing energy the way we should. if you think about america, it's amazing. we have unlimited supply of coal, natural gas, and oil. while we're sitting on the resources yet we haven't developed them why. the reason because of big government. all kinds of rules and regulations that don't allow us to do what we should be doing. what is the cost? the gasoline prices have doubled. if we continue with the policy to shut down the coal petroleums as barack obama told us he's going do and clare gave them the -- so what we have to do is to take the blessings we have in ameri
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alone election. so combining those elections gives a bad balance in terms of increasing voter participation and improving our budget situation. >> thank you. dr. faulkner, if we don't have good voter turnout for the odd year for the city treasurer position, why not combine it with the rest? >> as i said, annual elections at least keep people paying attention. the history of san francisco, which is not a good one, we have had a lot of corruption over the years, russ baldwin, the roof ring, the history of san francisco is pretty open. we have had a tremendous amount of developer influence at city hall, a tremendous amount of lobbying, the people are pushed out of it. we need more public participation. originally odd elections were scheduled for the mayor's race, we do not schedule it with the president for that reason. with the first repeal of district elections the people who did the first repeal suddenly moved it over to presidential and gubenatorial elections and changed the pattern. >> dr. faulkner
alone election. so combining those elections gives a bad balance in terms of increasing voter participation and improving our budget situation. >> thank you. dr. faulkner, if we don't have good voter turnout for the odd year for the city treasurer position, why not combine it with the rest? >> as i said, annual elections at least keep people paying attention. the history of san francisco, which is not a good one, we have had a lot of corruption over the years, russ baldwin, the roof...
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and i have been active for more participation in our elections. so please vote:d this election cycle. i've also been a teacher of san franciscoy years. i've also owned a small business. my wife and i ownav business in the richmond district. i've neighborhood for many, manyrá years, most recently cochair of the richmond police community%$ advisory board regarding pedestrian safety, traffic, and keeping the richmond safes night. we are low on staff, at the()y richmond police5vsc<ç station. if elected i will work hard fight hard for more police resources to keef@ safe. i am also running because we have 85tt richmond. these bring down the entire neighborhood, because we need we need thriving commercial corridors, to serve the neighbors, to serve people who empty storefronts attract graffiti, it attracts
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i think it's impossible import me when picking leaders, we elect leaders able to embrace to elegy to embrace the future rather than try to protect the status quo in the name of jobs than in the name of a lot of other areas around procurement. >> when i was last in academic, i think i should say one of the strongest defenders of the status quo is academia. since we are here at wayne state, in an academic institution, i think it would be useful to pick up on the point to look at our graduate degrees structures intersect but to me of the nonacademic labor market. right now our crutcher programs are focused on producing people with phd's are the academic labor market, which is not expanding very rapidly if at all. and yet you have companies looking for very highly educated people, whom they can't find. part of the problem is the academic system is now developing in england to mention very quickly a dozen of the kind of graduate degrees that intersect very closely at the technical level, intersect very closely with the needs of the nonacademic labor market. so one thing to look at is the
i think it's impossible import me when picking leaders, we elect leaders able to embrace to elegy to embrace the future rather than try to protect the status quo in the name of jobs than in the name of a lot of other areas around procurement. >> when i was last in academic, i think i should say one of the strongest defenders of the status quo is academia. since we are here at wayne state, in an academic institution, i think it would be useful to pick up on the point to look at our...
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are our elected officials making policy decisions that are sustainable? that promote equity? or are they for-sale to the highest bidder? these are the things that we need to address, otherwise you will have the exact same problems of people asking for more and more people and creating a city where there is very wealthy and very poor people. so i would like to give a quick shout out in that direction to supervisor olague, who is having the san francisco housing authority try to film its meetings. it doesn't even meet at city hall and this is the kind of inequity i'm talking about. we need accountability. so i appreciate that and we need that. thank you. >> thank you, mr. everett. >> i'm the type the progressive who grieves believes that we're only as wealthy as the least among us. so means that in san francisco we can only go as far as the african-american young men and women who have been economically disadvantaged for generations here in the city. we need to provide jobs. with when we talk about green jobs of future and sustainable produce, we need to talk about how to feed
are our elected officials making policy decisions that are sustainable? that promote equity? or are they for-sale to the highest bidder? these are the things that we need to address, otherwise you will have the exact same problems of people asking for more and more people and creating a city where there is very wealthy and very poor people. so i would like to give a quick shout out in that direction to supervisor olague, who is having the san francisco housing authority try to film its...
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sandbag voters in the upcoming election. they're already making plans and taking precautions. gary. >> reporter: well, derek, it's what if planning. what if the storm is so bad that polling places don't have electricity on election day. what if poll watchers can't get there. some voters did what if planning themselves tonight and decided to vote early. >> it was very easy process. >> reporter: tanya sebastian was among hundreds of voters casting ballots on friday. the approaching storm a factor. >> i think it just encouraged me to go ahead and vote rather than wait until later. >> reporter: it is not strictly early voting and is opened only to those who qualify for absentee ballots. >> which might be because you're spending more than 11 hours on election day going to and from your work. it might be because you plan to be out of town. but if you were planning to absentee vote on monday and tuesday, you might think about absentee voting tomorrow because the storm hasn't yet reached us. >> reporter: in maryland, actually early
sandbag voters in the upcoming election. they're already making plans and taking precautions. gary. >> reporter: well, derek, it's what if planning. what if the storm is so bad that polling places don't have electricity on election day. what if poll watchers can't get there. some voters did what if planning themselves tonight and decided to vote early. >> it was very easy process. >> reporter: tanya sebastian was among hundreds of voters casting ballots on friday. the...
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i have a firm view about the coming election. we can talk about that later in q&a, but that's a personal opinion. it's like talking about abortion. a lot of people with different opinions. i'm very concerned about the huge buildup of federal debt. the commonsense observation of the nation was founded in 177,616,000,000,000,000 federal debt. we went from 2012 to 16 trillion. the up by a trillion dollars a year. it's unsustainable. we have to do with this. the commission some symbols came up with credible ideas, but would do nothing with them. unless we move in this area, it's going to be a significant issue. and while were not greece, we could have similar type problems. not to the same degree of freedom of sergio with problems as you can see this happening to debt relative to the size of the economy. that's the problem. lastly, there's huge legislated tax increases on the horizon, not particularly friendly towards capital formation. the current tax rate dividends are% out i guess you can see right there 15 f. obama has this way,
i have a firm view about the coming election. we can talk about that later in q&a, but that's a personal opinion. it's like talking about abortion. a lot of people with different opinions. i'm very concerned about the huge buildup of federal debt. the commonsense observation of the nation was founded in 177,616,000,000,000,000 federal debt. we went from 2012 to 16 trillion. the up by a trillion dollars a year. it's unsustainable. we have to do with this. the commission some symbols came up...
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i work with people to find results and get results and i have been effective as elected official for eight years and i will bring that into the board of supervisors. thank you very much. >> i am bob squarey. i live in san francisco. the 49ers were founded in 46 in my honor. i want to thank them -- [laughter] i will be given my season tickets up when i leave the city. i had them for over 40 years. they're gone but with that said i started two successful businesses in san francisco. i have a childrens' foundation "one children at a time inc." and did jobs around the world and every nickel i raised go to helping the kids. i will bring a strong budget control initiative to san francisco and i will show it by opening my district office in either on ocean avenue, lake side, and out of the money they give i will take a part of that fund and pay for that office in san francisco, but i will open it in the district so i will serve the people. bob squirey. i appreciate your support. >> thank you. mr. rogers. >> i am glen rogers and a native son of san francisco. i went to school here wanting to
i work with people to find results and get results and i have been effective as elected official for eight years and i will bring that into the board of supervisors. thank you very much. >> i am bob squarey. i live in san francisco. the 49ers were founded in 46 in my honor. i want to thank them -- [laughter] i will be given my season tickets up when i leave the city. i had them for over 40 years. they're gone but with that said i started two successful businesses in san francisco. i have...
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she voted from prison, under the eye of the osce election monitors. the osce slammed the elections as a step back for ukrainian democracy. >> i am joined by our correspondent inv kie -- kyev. the claim that this is a step back for the country -- what does that mean? >> the watchdogs are surprisingly clear. all the election day has been more or less calm, they say there were major violations. there was no equal playing field, no equal media access for opposition parti. the ruling party abused its power and money to manipulate. they used money to influence these elections in their favor. we have heard it before. the osce these elections a clear step backwards for the democratic process ukraine had already made. >> the ruling party looks victorious at the moment, but we have seen revitalized opposition. is the political landscape changing? >> the two party is performed better than everybody expected. -- the two parties performed better than everybody expected. we still have to wait for the mandate. there are a lot of independent candidates. they joined t
she voted from prison, under the eye of the osce election monitors. the osce slammed the elections as a step back for ukrainian democracy. >> i am joined by our correspondent inv kie -- kyev. the claim that this is a step back for the country -- what does that mean? >> the watchdogs are surprisingly clear. all the election day has been more or less calm, they say there were major violations. there was no equal playing field, no equal media access for opposition parti. the ruling...
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anncr: and so do elected leaders of both parties... councilman john olszewski: new jobs and a stronger economy. endorsed by the naacp, police and firefighters small business owner: good jobs... teacher: and better schools construction worker: vote for question seven.
anncr: and so do elected leaders of both parties... councilman john olszewski: new jobs and a stronger economy. endorsed by the naacp, police and firefighters small business owner: good jobs... teacher: and better schools construction worker: vote for question seven.
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as far as this forecast for election day, most of the country is rain free and clear. a little weak system in northern minnesota, wisconsin. shouldn't cause any issues. this system that's going to be dipping down into the gulf will be developing tuesday and spreading rainfall into the areas of georgia, south carolina, and areas of north carolina. maybe virginia very, very late in the day as the polls are closing. really, it's just rain. it's going to be pretty mild. hopefully it won't impact the turnout too much. now let me take you into the part of it i'm a little more concerned with. that is, of course, the impact of where sandy hit. the storm will be a mini nor'easter. not a full-fledged one like we normally get. these are my concerns. battering waves. again, there's no dunes left on the beaches. a lot of the water has been -- you know, the whole coastline has been reconstructed. any loose limbs on trees that haven't fallen yet, there are going to be wind gusts up to 40 miles an hour and the progress would be delayed as far as getting power back on. probably one day
as far as this forecast for election day, most of the country is rain free and clear. a little weak system in northern minnesota, wisconsin. shouldn't cause any issues. this system that's going to be dipping down into the gulf will be developing tuesday and spreading rainfall into the areas of georgia, south carolina, and areas of north carolina. maybe virginia very, very late in the day as the polls are closing. really, it's just rain. it's going to be pretty mild. hopefully it won't impact...
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anncr: and so do elected leaders of both parties... councilman john olszewski: new jobs and a stronger economy. endorsed by the naacp, police and firefighters small business owner: good jobs... teacher: and better schools construction worker: vote for question seven. hahahaha! hooohooo, hahaha! this is awesome! folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. i'd say happier than a slinky on an escalator. get happy. get geico. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico. >>> as sandy heads north the winds are slowing but still the kind of extreme weather with the power to distract from a presidential race that literally could not be closer. just a week until election day my co-anchor bill weir reports from swing state country, youngstown, ohio. >> reporter: sandy maybe 50 miles outside of pittsburgh but she is dropping a full assortment of meteorological miser
anncr: and so do elected leaders of both parties... councilman john olszewski: new jobs and a stronger economy. endorsed by the naacp, police and firefighters small business owner: good jobs... teacher: and better schools construction worker: vote for question seven. hahahaha! hooohooo, hahaha! this is awesome! folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. i'd say happier than a slinky on an escalator. get happy. get geico. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for....
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what is means to the election decembstined to be a november surprise. >> thank you, bill. and thank you for watching abc news, "gma" will have the lates
what is means to the election decembstined to be a november surprise. >> thank you, bill. and thank you for watching abc news, "gma" will have the lates
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the election will be over soon. okay? >> okay. i think a lot of people feel that way. that is abby evans. she lives in colorado and she was listening to npr with her mother on the way to the grocery store. the video went viral. it turns out the 4-year-old has big plans for her future and you can probably guess it has nothing to do with politics. >> what do you want to be when you grow up? >> an astronaut. >> why do you want to be an astronaut? >> because i know all the planets. >> can you tell them to me. >> mercury, venus -- >> when npr found out she got so upset they posted an apology that read, dear little girl, sorry we made you cry about barack obama and mitt romney. so of course that is coming out of colorado. i think a lot of people can relate to how little abby feels. five things you may want to know as you head out the door. mayor rawlings blake will launch trade baltimore.org today. this is a new web site that will feature low cost job and training skill opportunities for the city. the nonprofit jobs opportunity task force will be on hand for this launch, whi
the election will be over soon. okay? >> okay. i think a lot of people feel that way. that is abby evans. she lives in colorado and she was listening to npr with her mother on the way to the grocery store. the video went viral. it turns out the 4-year-old has big plans for her future and you can probably guess it has nothing to do with politics. >> what do you want to be when you grow up? >> an astronaut. >> why do you want to be an astronaut? >> because i know all...